Écouché-les-Vallées
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Orne | |
| Arrondissement | Argentan | |
| Canton | Magny-le-Désert | |
| Community association | Argentan Intercom | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 43 ′ N , 0 ° 7 ′ W | |
| height | 135-247 m | |
| surface | 34.72 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,169 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 62 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 61150 | |
| INSEE code | 61153 | |
| Website | http://www.ecouchelesvallees.fr/ | |
Écouché-les-Vallees is a French commune with 2,169 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Orne in the region of Normandy . It is part of the Argentan arrondissement and the canton of Magny-le-Désert .
Écouché-les-Vallées was created as Commune nouvelle as part of a territorial reform on January 1, 2016 through the merger of six former municipalities, which are now districts of Écouché-les-Vallées (so-called Communes déléguées ). The once independent communes of Batilly , La Courbe , Écouché , Loucé , Saint-Ouen-sur-Maire and Serans were merged . Écouché acts as the “superordinate district” as the administrative center. On January 1, 2018, Fontenai-sur-Orne was also incorporated.
geography
Écouché-les-Vallées is located about eight kilometers west-southwest of Argentan on the Orne , into which the Cance and Udon flow here, and is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Monts-sur-Orne in the north, Sarceaux in the east, Fleuré in the southeast, Avoine , Joué -du-Plaine , Sevrai and Saint-Brice-sous-Rânes in the south, Lougé-sur-Maire in the west and south-west, Putanges-le-Lac in the west and north-west and Giel-Courteilles in the north-west.
structure
| District | former INSEE code |
Area (km²) | Population (2017) |
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| Batilly | 61027 | 8.99 | 143 |
| La Courbe | 61127 | 5.05 | 56 |
| Écouché (administrative headquarters) | 61153 | 5.22 | 1,325 |
| Fontenai-sur-Orne | 61173 | 6.51 | 238 |
| Loucé | 61236 | 4.12 | 106 |
| Saint-Ouen-sur-Maire | 61441 | 5.24 | 102 |
| Serans | 61470 | 6.10 | 199 |
Attractions
Batilly
- 19th century Saint Martin church
- Saint-Roch chapel from the 17th century in the village of Mesnil-Glaise
- Chapel of Treize-Saints
La Courbe
- archaeological sites of Camp du Haut du Château and Camp du Bas de la Courbe , both monument historique since 1987
- La Queuerie mansion, Monument historique
Écouché
- Notre-Dame Church, 13th century, renovations 15th / 16th century Century, Monument historique
- Saint-Nicolas chapel from 1140
- Remains of the old city wall with the tower of the Knights Templar
- Ruins of a chapel in Méheudin
Fontenai-sur-Orne
- Saint Martin Church
Notre-Dame church in Écouché
Saint Martin church in Fontenai-sur-Orne
Tower of the Knights Templar in Écouché
La Queuerie mansion in La Courbe
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Partner municipality
A partnership has existed with the German municipality of Elze in Lower Saxony since 1971.
